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              1775 1863 1912

Hohokam Pit House 700- 800

First Written Reference

to Tucson made

by Fr. Kino 1698

Presidio 1775

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Gadsden Purchase 1853

Butterfield Route 1858

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La Casa Cordova

173- 177 N. Meyer

Mission San Xavier Del Bac 1797

Civil War 1861- 65

POPULATION

Tucson as Territorial Capital 1867

Village of Tucson Incorporated 1871

First Public School 1872

J

First Telegraph 1873

Fort Lowell 1873

- -

317- 325 N. Main

Verdugo House

Southern Pacific Railroad 1880

1881 First Telephone

1881 City Waterworks;

Street Grades Established

First Gas Street Lights 1882

1884 Electric Street Lamps

1884 Arizona Historical Society

--

18! 11 University of Arizona

1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition

W. W. Williams House

( no longer standing)

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'""--"

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Main library 200 S. Sixth

1909 Death of Geronimo

Wl" ight · Zeliweger House

288 N. Church

1904/ 05 Automobiles

1906 Electric Street Cars

Healy House

329 S. Sirth Avenue

612 S. Fifth Avenue

Gil House 447 S. Slone

Steinfeld House

300 N. Main

1914 1945

World War 11914- 18 1915 San Diego Exposition

Typical Bungalow

515 E. Second Street

Main library

200 S. Sixth

Spanish Colonial Revival House

601- 603 E. Second Street

~~;.~: ~,~ ~~

Art Deco

521 E. Third Street

1928 Building Code Adopted

First Zoning for Tucson 1930

World War 111941- 45

POSler by Robert C. Grebner. Rlfhlrll D, Johnson. Ramll J. Rendahl

This posier is made possible by a granllo \ lie Tutson Public library

from the NaUonal Endowmenllor Ihe HumanIUa$. t\ wu developed lor

· · Sonor. n Herllage, · ' a HEH l earning Ubr. uy Program.

This chari hn been dulgned to glye an

Impreulon 01 the malor arthllectural styles lound

In the Tutson arel, ud 10 Usl t~ e dales 01 some

ollbe more Importanl events Iha! InUuented Ihe

appearante 01 our city. We have shown here outslandlng

uamplu 01 arthUttlure. FreQuenlly, a

house witt provl~ e only a lew hints as to lIS can ·

strucllon dale_ an InegularUoor plan. a gabled

rool or Classic or Golhlc delailing on Ihe porch.

lor Instante. In most cne5. however. these clues

lie sulllelent to lranslorrn · · iust anolher houu"

InlO a dotument ollhe hlstoryol our community.

Beginning with San Xavier. all the styles hIVe

been Im~ rted. Tucson has always been M Ihe

reulvlng end 01 cullurallmpulsulrom the 0111 ·

ilde WOrld_ MUlto. the Entern United States.

California Unlillhe ellmlng 01 the railroad In

1880. mainly Ideas and lethnlquu were brougM

In. Alter that materials- notably lumber_ could

be Imported .

Up to Ihe lurn ollhe Cenlury. our 18shlonable

I rthlleclure ' ended to deny a sense a. ~ Iace and

loci l heritage. How8~ er. , tarling a/ ouod , g03. a

serfes 01 stylu came In lrom California Ihat al

leasl paid lip service to Ihe Hlspante presence In

Ihe Soul~ west. Thue styles. olten lumped 10'

gether as · · Misslon Re~ ival :' had Ilaslln~ ellec'

on 1he appearance 01 our tlty through SUCh designs

as the Ceunly enurl liouse and Ihe Veleran ' s Hes ·

pilit. In more leeeni yeaf1 . lhls sense 01 plate has

again disappeared 10 a large nlenl and many 01

our conlemporary buildings could be anywhere

In Ihe world.

01 course Ihere are Imporlanl e~ ents and struclures

that have been lelt ollihe chart due to lac_ at

spate. The InlJoduclton altha evaporallve cooler

In Ihe late I 9311s and Ihe later developmenl ot air

condltlontng have played as Importanl loles in our

growth IS ' he aulomoblle. Bul lhls much should

glye us a teellor the Changing lace at Tucson and

suggesllhal, careMtyobserved with an hlslOrltal

peflpetlln, buildings can help us undtl$ tand Ihal

lIls a complu Inlenelal10nshlp 01 people. Ideas

and evenls 11111 Inlluences our built enylronment.

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TITLE	Poster: Tucson's Built Environment
CREATOR	Sonoran Heritage and Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)
SUBJECT	Cities and towns -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History -- Juvenile literature; Tucson (Ariz.) -- History -- Juvenile literature;
Browse Topic	Education Arts and architecture Family and community Land and resources Society and culture
DESCRIPTION	This poster contains a charts of the major architectural styles found in the Tucson area, and a list of dates relative to the peak of a particular styles popularity. All pictured styles are real buildings in Tucson with an address attached. A population scale is also visible to give context to the size of Tucson at the time of construction for each building.
Publisher	Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)
TYPE	Image
Material Collection	Sonoran Heritage
Material Subcollection	Shelter Learning Packet: Materials for individual and group study
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	For permission to use these materials, contact Pima County Public Library, http://www.library.pima.gov.
DATE ORIGINAL	1978
Time Period	1970s (1970-1979)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Paper
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	tucsons_built_environment_ocr.pdf
Date Digital	2010
DIGITAL FORMAT	PDF (Portable Document Format)
File Size	470 KB
DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS	This item of the Sonoran Heritage Collection was digitized from paper to PDF format in November of 2010 using a Konica Minotta Bizhub C451 copier/printer/scanner in 600dpi resolution. August: assessment September: Unbinding November: Scanning December: File inspection and optimization
REPOSITORY	Pima County Public Library, Steinheimer Collection
Full Text	1775 1863 1912 Hohokam Pit House 700- 800 First Written Reference to Tucson made by Fr. Kino 1698 Presidio 1775 -.-~ ~. .= ,.;; r -. Gadsden Purchase 1853 Butterfield Route 1858 ...... " , - ,---- La Casa Cordova 173- 177 N. Meyer Mission San Xavier Del Bac 1797 Civil War 1861- 65 POPULATION Tucson as Territorial Capital 1867 Village of Tucson Incorporated 1871 First Public School 1872 J First Telegraph 1873 Fort Lowell 1873 - - 317- 325 N. Main Verdugo House Southern Pacific Railroad 1880 1881 First Telephone 1881 City Waterworks; Street Grades Established First Gas Street Lights 1882 1884 Electric Street Lamps 1884 Arizona Historical Society -- 18! 11 University of Arizona 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition W. W. Williams House ( no longer standing) .- A .-"...:-:::; ~:"- ~_( 7 -.-~ '""--" , -.' lLu , ~~~: - Main library 200 S. Sixth 1909 Death of Geronimo Wl" ight · Zeliweger House 288 N. Church 1904/ 05 Automobiles 1906 Electric Street Cars Healy House 329 S. Sirth Avenue 612 S. Fifth Avenue Gil House 447 S. Slone Steinfeld House 300 N. Main 1914 1945 World War 11914- 18 1915 San Diego Exposition Typical Bungalow 515 E. Second Street Main library 200 S. Sixth Spanish Colonial Revival House 601- 603 E. Second Street ~~;.~: ~,~ ~~ Art Deco 521 E. Third Street 1928 Building Code Adopted First Zoning for Tucson 1930 World War 111941- 45 POSler by Robert C. Grebner. Rlfhlrll D, Johnson. Ramll J. Rendahl This posier is made possible by a granllo \ lie Tutson Public library from the NaUonal Endowmenllor Ihe HumanIUa$. t\ wu developed lor · · Sonor. n Herllage, · ' a HEH l earning Ubr. uy Program. This chari hn been dulgned to glye an Impreulon 01 the malor arthllectural styles lound In the Tutson arel, ud 10 Usl t~ e dales 01 some ollbe more Importanl events Iha! InUuented Ihe appearante 01 our city. We have shown here outslandlng uamplu 01 arthUttlure. FreQuenlly, a house witt provl~ e only a lew hints as to lIS can · strucllon dale_ an InegularUoor plan. a gabled rool or Classic or Golhlc delailing on Ihe porch. lor Instante. In most cne5. however. these clues lie sulllelent to lranslorrn · · iust anolher houu" InlO a dotument ollhe hlstoryol our community. Beginning with San Xavier. all the styles hIVe been Im~ rted. Tucson has always been M Ihe reulvlng end 01 cullurallmpulsulrom the 0111 · ilde WOrld_ MUlto. the Entern United States. California Unlillhe ellmlng 01 the railroad In 1880. mainly Ideas and lethnlquu were brougM In. Alter that materials- notably lumber_ could be Imported. Up to Ihe lurn ollhe Cenlury. our 18shlonable I rthlleclure ' ended to deny a sense a. ~ Iace and loci l heritage. How8~ er. , tarling a/ ouod , g03. a serfes 01 stylu came In lrom California Ihat al leasl paid lip service to Ihe Hlspante presence In Ihe Soul~ west. Thue styles. olten lumped 10' gether as · · Misslon Re~ ival :' had Ilaslln~ ellec' on 1he appearance 01 our tlty through SUCh designs as the Ceunly enurl liouse and Ihe Veleran ' s Hes · pilit. In more leeeni yeaf1. lhls sense 01 plate has again disappeared 10 a large nlenl and many 01 our conlemporary buildings could be anywhere In Ihe world. 01 course Ihere are Imporlanl e~ ents and struclures that have been lelt ollihe chart due to lac_ at spate. The InlJoduclton altha evaporallve cooler In Ihe late I 9311s and Ihe later developmenl ot air condltlontng have played as Importanl loles in our growth IS ' he aulomoblle. Bul lhls much should glye us a teellor the Changing lace at Tucson and suggesllhal, careMtyobserved with an hlslOrltal peflpetlln, buildings can help us undtl$ tand Ihal lIls a complu Inlenelal10nshlp 01 people. Ideas and evenls 11111 Inlluences our built enylronment. l r Home Federal Historic Zoning 1972 Historic Districts 1974/ 75 150 1500 7000 15000 18000 32000 40000 350,000
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